Serials

Andre the Chef's big mouth may get him into trouble -- and how will he get out of it?

Nothing like a pre-monsoonal heat wave and a complete idiot to add color to a tour group ...

The birth of Deborah and a growing attachment to Tina begin to redefine Valery's world ...

Malaria has been eradicated from the face of the earth! Not to mention tuberculosis and the plague! And gravity, too, so you never have to worry about falling down again! Why do they allow stupid people to have passports?

The new manager Maria is starting to make the rest of the staff think Simpson was a saint, dynamite not withstanding ...

Conclusion. Having learned the source of his betrayal, Jerry must decide what to do with the vampires he has captured ...

Christina has nothing left but memories of Ivan -- except for the child she carries. That will have to be enough for her, but it isn't enough for Valery, who can only keep his grief at bay by taking care of the woman who loved his dear friend.

Valery Asimov remembers the night of Ivan's death, how it affected them all, and the resolve it brought ...

Where did they go? Any place at all? One thing is certain, they go with us wherever we go, because we keep them close ... in our hearts.

At last the threat of true death has become real to the two trapped vampires, but even Jerry's dark heart will be affected by what he's about to hear ...

This is why he came back, a stranger in a land from the past -- so see the woman he loved so much, now changed by age and circumstance. What doesn't change ... is love.

Mildred and Jerry, Eddie, Joe and Charlie, and Dr. Matt -- and we don't forget Julia -- all of their lives have been touched deeply by the courageous German shepherd Rex. Too bad Rex can't talk ...

Bound together in spirit form by the Master vampire's illegal spell, Leonardo and Ben must face questions they would rather not answer ...

Oh, no! Who is Andre's favorite little girl?

Conclusion. Jessica knows that every job she has tried has given her one thing that was good -- and those new friends are still there for her.

Having Rex in her life, even only part-time, has opened Mildred's heart wider than she expected -- wide enough to accept another dog, wide enough to let someone else get closer, too.

People who go on and on about the destination being less important than the journey obviously haven't had a frustrating search for a decent job ...

The amazing thing is that even though he's been drained of powers, manhandled, nearly drained of blood, tied up, silenced, paralyzed, and well and truly threatened, Ben Richland is still full of arrogance because he thinks he's dealing with some feeble upstart. Think he'll ever figure this one out?

The place is post-revolutionary Russia, and a man called Lenin is changing its face. Valery Asimov, a former Russian diplomat, finds time running out as he tries to save what he loves ... Author Robert Earle returns us to the world of Dostoyevsky's "The Brothers Karamazov."

Joy and love can transform a person and make them lovely. With Rex at her side, Mildred is no exception ...

With her father being half-bug, half-man, little Winifred is bound to be different than other babies ...

In theory, teaching is fulfilling, uplifting, and essential to human civilization. And in practice ...?

Jerry Cooper has two vampires captive, and he wants some answers from them ... and Jerry Cooper has no qualms at all about using any means necessary to get his information. In fact, the more painful the confessions, the more enjoyment for him.

It was almost like a movie -- "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" would have made a great title, but the fact is, there just wasn't anything "Good" about it...

Aha, so there is something that the Vampire Council's toady actually does fear ...

Ron Singer (b. 1941) lives in New York with his wife, the painter, Elizabeth Yamin, After having taught for 44 years, in 2008 Singer became a full-time writer. He has written librettos for two operas and published three books and numerous poems, stories, and articles about Africa. Recently, he completed three trips to various corners of that continent to interview pro-democracy activists for a forthcoming book, Uhuru Revisited (Africa World Press/Red Sea Press, 2013).

If Jessica thought her last boss turned out to be a boob, wait until she sees her new boss's decor ...

With Simpson and his dynamite blown up behind the magic door, guilt and fear dog the steps of the kitchen staff...and retribution...

The strong ties between Ben and Leonardo could cause some trouble -- but Jerry must find a solution, because there's information to be squeezed out of both of them.

Maybe Ben Richland would rather die than talk, but dismemberment -- now that could produce another story entirely.